Effects of vegetable oil supplementation on feed intake, rumen fermentation, growth performance, and carcass characteristic of growing swamp buffaloes

Livestock Science

Volumn 135, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 32-37

  Wanapat, M ^a   Mapato, C ^a   Pilajun, R ^a   Toburan, W ^a  

^a KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Carcass characteristic; Growth performance; Rice straw; Rumen fermentation; Swamp buffalo; Vegetable oil

Indexed keywords

BUBALUS; HELIANTHUS;

EID: 78650208491     PISSN: 18711413     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.livsci.2010.06.006     Document Type: Article

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